"Ticks may be common in parks in and around our cities where they pose a risk for humans and their pets, new research from the University of Bristol has found."
" "These green spaces that are heavily used by people and pets can funnel all the ingredients together to create high risk of tick infestation. It is important that people are aware of these risks and check regularly for ticks if they visit tick infested areas and, if bitten, remove any tick rapidly"
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Park life and its hidden hazards
" "These green spaces that are heavily used by people and pets can funnel all the ingredients together to create high risk of tick infestation. It is important that people are aware of these risks and check regularly for ticks if they visit tick infested areas and, if bitten, remove any tick rapidly"
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"For all other non-commercial uses of Medical Xpress content, such as blogs, Web sites and the like, we rely on the parameters of "Fair Use" as set forth in the Copyright Act. Users may copy, transfer or reproduce up to 200 words of an article or story and then insert a hyperlink back to the original MedicalXpress.com content. By following these steps, no prior written or oral permission is required."]
Park life and its hidden hazards